Need some School Recommendations

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>Applying for Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>Some quick stats</p>

<p>GPA: 3.88 (without electives. Same GPA for soph/junior) - Unweighted out of 4, school does not weigh grades.
-Basically took the hardest courses possible in each grade.</p>

<p>SAT: 730 CR, 790 Math, 800 Writing (10 Essay)
800 SAT Math 2, 780 Bio M, I have yet to take the Physics SAT.... I know, I know.</p>

<p>Just looking at my academic stats, what kind of schools should I be looking at?</p>

<p>I'm interested in Cornell, Princeton, Purdue and Rice so far. </p>

<p>Also looking for schools with generous financial aid (which Cornell is not).</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>Where are you located? Where do you want to live after you graduate?</p>

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<p>Live in MA, want to live on either coast. Preferably NE area or California after graduation.</p>

<p>As for schools, would prefer schools that are within ~400 miles of Boston but please list schools that are anywhere in the US.</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon? I think I read somewhere they give good aid.</p>

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<p>Is MIT too close to the city of sin?</p>

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<p>If you are considering IVY league I would also consider MIT, Harvey Mudd, Carnegie Mellon (as suggested), Berkeley, Stanford, and CalTech. Also consider Cal Poly as it does have a very good MechE program and is an awesome area to live in, especially during your college career.</p>

<p>I have a colleague who is a MechE and to Wentworth Institute of Tech… not sure how they rank or their rep, but he is a really good MechE. Though he may be the exception rather than the norm.</p>

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<p>My first thought was Cal Poly as well… awesome area.</p>